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# allowsEditing

Determines whether the user can edit the contact’s information.

```
var allowsEditing: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

By default, the value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.
All properties are visible when editing a contact.

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